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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks to Peter Kevan for forwarding on the attached.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Arctic & Boreal Entomology Course 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Are you interested in:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- The ecology of insects across one of the world’s
most important ecotones?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- The diversity, taxonomy and evolution of the insect fauna
across the northern limit of trees from boreal forests to the arctic tundra?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>General Scope:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Interactions of northern insects with biotic and abiotic
elements<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Effects of disturbances, including fire, vehicles, and
human habitation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Behavioral adaptations of northern insects<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Format:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Evening lectures (~5) and discussions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Field excursions to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Tundra & krumholtz - boreal forest to glacial moraines<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- treeline - rock outcrops to seasides<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Field and related exercises<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Collection methods: pitfalls, Berlese funnels, malaise
traps<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Insect and plant identification and curations<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Observation and quantification of adaptation and behaviour<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Diversity and abundance relationships<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Individual projects, designed according to personal
interests<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- July 7 – 18, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Plan to arrive July 6th (Sun) and leave July 19th (Sat)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cost:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- $1,200 CND<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Cost includes room and board at CNSC, course supplies, use
of equipment, and laboratory space<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Accommodations are modest but comfortable<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Location:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC), <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Churchill</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MB</st1:State>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Churchill is on the <st1:place w:st="on">Hudson Bay</st1:place>,
at the northern limit of the trees, in the ecotone of the boreal forest and the
tundra<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Churchill can be reached by train or plane<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>- Trains and plane to Churchill can be taken from <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Winnipeg</st1:City></st1:place>, or Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>If you are interested in
this course, please e-mail one of the professors at the addresses below,
subject: “Arctic Entomology Course”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dr. Peter Kevan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Department of
Environmental Biology,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Guelph</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Guelph</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">ON</st1:State></st1:place>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Canada</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>, N1G 2W1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>pkevan@uoguelph.ca<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dr. Rob Roughley<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Department of
Entomology,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Manitoba</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Winnipeg</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">MB</st1:State></st1:place>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Canada</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>, R3T 2N2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>rob_roughley@umantioba.ca<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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